King Midas used to love gold. One day he met a fairy who allowed him to make a wish for something. The king replied at once, ‘‘I love gold. I want everything I touch to change into gold”. ‘‘Very well, tomorrow morning, everything you touch will turn into gold.” Saying this, the fairy disappeared.

  The king waited excitedly till the next morning. To his joy, everything he touched changed immediately into gold. ‘‘I’m the richest man in the world now.” He shouted.

  Soon Midas became hungry. He sat down at his table. All the foods and drinks turned into gold in his hand.  ‘‘I’m dying of hunger.” He cried.

  Just then his daughter came running in.  ‘‘Why are you so sad, dad?” she asked, putting her arms around him. There and then she became a golden statue. The king loved his daughter very much .Seeing this, he began to cry. He looked up and suddenly saw the fairy before him.  ‘‘Don’t you like the golden touch?” asked the fairy. ‘‘Please take it away,” begged the king, ‘‘give me back my daughter.”  ‘‘Well, you have learned your lesson. Go and wash in the river. Then the golden touch will be gone.”

  The king ran quickly to the nearby river.

56. The fairy allowed the king to make a wish because_____

A.      She hoped to make the king the richest in the world.

B.      She loved gold too.

C.      She wanted to teach the king a lesson.

D.     She wanted to turn the king’s daughter into gold.

57. The king’s daughter became a golden statue when _____

A.       she saw her father              B. the king went to meet her

C.      she put her arms around her father  D.the king loved her very much

58. Which of the following might have happened afterwards?

A.        The king died in the river.

B.        The king’s daughter changed back from gold to a lovely girl.

C.        All the things the king had touched changed back into real ones.

D.       Both B and C

59. What do you think the story tries to tell us?

A.        Gold makes people unhappy.

B.        More gold, more happiness.

C.        Gold is not the thing that makes life happy.

D．People feel happy if they have not gold

It was at 6 a.m. that I arrived in the hospital kitchen. “Hi, I’m Janet.” I tried to sound cheerful, although I already knew that it was    36    to work with Rose.

Rose, a middle-aged woman, stopped what she was doing and    37    me over her glasses. I could tell from her expression that she wasn’t    38    to see a student worker.

“What do you want me to do?    39    the coffee?” Rose    40    and went away. I filled the pot with cold water and began making coffee when Rose suddenly    41    and took over, “That’s not the    42    to make coffee.” I was    43    as I just followed the steps our supervisor (視導(dǎo)員) showed us.

   44    I did pleased her. All morning her eyes missed nothing and her words    45    me. Totally tired, I came home late that afternoon. Fighting back    46   , I thought of my situation alone in my room. Should I see if my supervisor would change my    47   ? But I didn’t want to    48   . Then I had the answer — I needed to    49    her.

Working with Rose the next morning, I    50    her sharp (刻薄的) words and did things in her way as much as possible. Things began to    51    over the next few days. She became   52    to me. As I worked with this    53    woman, I listened to her — something no one else had done.

I never    54    Rose again after that summer,    55    I still remember her. That summer I learned a lesson that love is the best way to turn an enemy (敵人) into a friend.

36. A. useful             B. interesting       C. strange           D. difficult

37. A. smiled at         B. shouted at       C. looked at       D. cared about

38. A. sad                B. pleased           C. nervous          D. interested

39. A. Start              B. Serve             C. Buy               D. Find

40. A. nodded           B. bent               C. spoke             D. stood

41. A. agreed            B. decided          C. appeared        D. calmed

42. A. time               B. way               C. place              D. student

43. A. serious           B. excited           C. bored             D. shocked

44. A. Nothing          B. Something      C. Anything        D. Everything

45. A. attracted         B. hurt               C. moved           D. taught

46. A. fear                B. worry            C. pride              D. tears

47. A. mind              B. project           C. work             D. tool

48. A. get down        B. give in            C. go away         D. come up

49. A. notice             B. trust               C. show             D. love

50. A. enjoyed          B. judged            C. ignored          D. considered

51. A. change           B. happen           C. get worse       D. go wrong

52. A. helpful            B. friendly          C. angry             D. grateful

53. A. lonely             B. young            C. strong            D. kind

54. A. refuse            B. mention          C. see                D. call

55. A. and                B. or                  C. so                  D. but

 I can’t spend _____ money on the car which is _____ expensive for me.

A. too much; much too                               B. far too; too much 

C. much too; to much                          D. too many; much to

 American English is more or less different _____British English ______ pronunciation and spelling.

   A. from; in       B. with; in      C. from; with         D. with; on

 You can’t imagine what great difficulty I had ____ his address.

  A. to find             B. of finding         C. finding           D. about finding

 I don’t think she is a nice woman; I am _____ her empty talk.

  A. grateful for      B. tired of         C. crazy about             D. concerned about

 Mike’s father, as well as his mother, insisted that he _____ home.

  A. stayed          B. could stay     C. stay                      D. has stayed

 _____ is not only what you do, but also how you do it that makes the difference.

  A. There             B. This                       C. That                       D. It

 When _____ to campus activities, Chris is always finding excuses to say no.

  A. to be invited       B. invited        C. to be inviting              D. inviting

 Please______the money and I am sure it will_________ more than 1,000yuan.

A. add; add up   B. add up ;add up to    C. add up; add up     D. add to; add up